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Dec 09, 04
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I am broken.
To all the people that I love and care about, I am sorry. I have been ill ever since the beginning of November pretty much. I hid it from everyone for about a month then the girl that I love forced me to goto the doctor <3.
The first visit proved fruitless as tests provide no information. I then started paying attention to when my illness was happening. A few hours after I eat anything I become a human trainwreck. I get extremely fatigued and light headed and a whole bunch of other shit, which in turn has caused me to hurt the ones I love. I visited my family doctor yesterday, based on all my symptoms I described to him and my familys past, he sent me in for a plethora of bloodtests. I won't know exactly what is wrong with me until sometime nextweek. Based on feeling and facts though, it's some form of blood sugar disorder. My dad has Diabetes and my Mom is Hypoglycemic. The possiblity of both is there but my feeling is more toward Hypoglycemia. Which would explain A LOT about how and why I've been acting towards everyone the past month. I am sorry to everyone I have hurt, I need a break, I need to get well. P.S. I also have very high bloodpressure, very very bad thing. Here's some info on Hypoglycemia for those who don't know. It fits my description almost exactly. http://www.pathlights.com/nr_encyclopedia/11endo01.htm Last edited by LeeLee D; Dec 09, 04 at 11:52 PM. 
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Dec 10, 04
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I think you should try to relax and control yourself because whereas the disease does have heredity roots, a lot of it is caused by one's own behaviour. Eating excessive amounts of certain foods, stress, inadequate diet, etc. A lot of these are preventable problems that you can do to reduce the severity of your "disease".
For high blood pressure, you can also change your diet, improve your exercise routine, reducing stress, etc. It's not the end of the world, you just have to make some minor adjustments to your life.
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Dec 10, 04
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I know. Just kind of a shitty deal. Here's your christmas present. Oh hey it's also your birthday, here's another present.
The high bloodpressure is most likely caused from my past usage of Ephedrine-based Fat Burners, almost abusage. I used to weigh a hefty 260 lbs just over 2 years ago. Now Im at about 185 lbs. MDMA doesnt help much either but I've stopped doing it. Basically, most of this is my own doing and now I have to pay for it.
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Dec 10, 04
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I think if you had biological roots, then it's something that you've probably had all along not just something you got for Christmas this year. It probably became as serious as it is due to the abuse you put your body through. Quitting the bad drugs is a smart move considering your hereditary history. It blows ass but at least you found out now so you can help yourself get better. I am sure you have a lot of support from family and friends as well.
I understand how you feel though, it is such a bummer to find out information like this. I found out only a year or two ago that I had a genetic blood disorder... luckily it's not too serious (infact, the symptoms are a bit like yours), but you learn to manage. Besides, it's sort of a relief to find out the reason as to why you have been feeling the way you do. It just provides the extra bit of closure to this sort of fear and anxiety you have probably been feeling.
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Dec 10, 04
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I think all of my friends have been very supportive except. My parents are kind of stupid abut it because they think my school is more important. My dad wasnt going to let me get the tests yesterday because I would have to miss a class.
Last edited by LeeLee D; Dec 10, 04 at 09:18 AM.
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Dec 10, 04
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Lee...sweety you need time for yourself you need to get better and dont worry about everyone else we're all here to help you we all love you with all our hearts.None of us want you to be sick we want our healthy fun exciting Lee back so just get better!
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Dec 10, 04
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ive been hypoglacemis my whole life. it sucked alot growing up as a kid. its one of the few early memories i have, trying to explain the way i was feeling, why i was sick, and so on. i used to scream in pain saying my back was tired, and at random would become really sick.
after they found out, birhtday parties, halloween and christmas goodies were cut out of my life to some extent. its a completely managable desease. being aware of what you consume will make it seem as though its not even there. believe me. when ever i feel its coming on, i eat a spoonful of peanut butter. if i have the time, i bust out a steak and eat that. but im sure you know all of this as you mother also has it. i didnt even know why i had it because i developed it so young, but we learned two years ago who my biological grandfather was and he had it.
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Dec 10, 04
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as soon as you get it under control, you can. right now your sugars are probably all over the place. once you get them balanced, you'd be surprised at how easy it is to keep them there. the website you posted doesnt seem completely true, at least not to what my doctor has told me. plus you get used to knowing what it feels like when its beginning. and you can take preventative steps before it escalates into anything serious like vomiting and so forth. i remember this one time when i was little and i had made chocolate ice cream and was eating it and my mom could tell the i was totally not feeling well and that i was most likely going to be sick soon, and she kept asking if my back was tired, and i lied and said no. and started to spoon as much as i could into my mouth, then i got real sick all night. my own fault, but it was fucking good ice cream. really one of the things that i think makes it easy fro me is to be perseptive of what im feeling like, realizing that somethings make me feels ill while other things dont. going on a high protein diet with low carbs can help cleanse you, and will most likely make you feel better, but i wouldnt say do it forever. stick to eating raw veggies and dip, lots of fruit, and fish.
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Dec 10, 04
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:(
This year my health really took a turn for the worst and I've been dealing with really fucked up problems wairh my kidneys since January. It's made me lose over a month of work, ponuds upon pounds of weight and my sanity on more than one occasion. It's so scary when you face these things, especially at a young age. I sometimes get really frustrated with myself and just cry and think 'why me' and that part reallllly sucks. Seriously though, it's awesome you're already realizing how amazing your friends are. I have no idea where I would be without the support of my friends in the last year, they've listened to me bitch, let me cry on their shoulder, driven me to the emergency room at weird hours....and I'm so greatful for it. I can be so stubborn and think that I can just deal with everything myself - the truth is I really can't. One part about being faced with these things when you're still young is that sometimes it's hard to really slow down and miss out on things because you've got to take care of yourself. Like your dad wouldn't let you go to a test because you had school? I'm sorry, but your health is way too important. I'm now of the attitude that when it comes to your health, you've got to be totally selfish sometimes, and those that truly care will eventually understand. Take care!
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Dec 10, 04
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Sounds like a lot of people have done some rather serious sick-ing recently. Leelee, I feel for you. I've been dealing with mysterious ailments for several months (beginning of August), though I figure it's mostly burnout -- drugs and no sleep on an extended basis will do that.
Give yourself about 3 months to take it easy, monitor your food and sleep, and you'll start to figure out what's going on and how to get better. If there is something actually biologically wrong with you, they're likely to find it, but it may take some time.
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Dec 15, 04
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Well, here's some good news. It's not diabetes, thank god, but when they did my Fasting Glucouse Blood Test it didn't show my Sugars as being low either. About two days after, when I was feeling shitty, I got my dad to check my sugars on his Glucometer(Blood sugar Tester for Diabetics) it couldn't even register the level of my sugars because they were too low. I explained this too the doctor today, I mentioned Hypoglycemia and he was like "Well you've got me, I'm going to send you to a specialist"
So...sigh...I won't find out exactly whats wrong with me till Late January. Until I guess I'll just have to feel shitty and live with it. I almost passed out yesterday at school, yesterday it was really bad, a lot worse than usual. Last edited by LeeLee D; Dec 15, 04 at 06:16 PM.
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Dec 16, 04
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Thats not good to hear Lee:(..all the best with whatever it is.
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